Family Art Fun! Trails

Pick up a free family trail from the Sackler Centre and set off to explore the museum through puzzles, drawing and observation games.

Trails are suitable for children aged 7–12.

Don’t forget to collect a pencil when you pick up your Trail.

Choose from:

• Pick up a Glorious Gardens trail to be led around the museum by our very own ceramic gardener and design your own garden.
• Silver – Find objects made of Silver and discover what the symbols stamped on them mean
• Tudor – Find out about Henry VIII and see the objects you might have found in his palaces*
• Picnic Party – Come and plan the perfect picnic as you journey through South Asia, the Middle East and East Asia

Glorious Gardens Trail, © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Family using Glorious Gardens Trail, © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Downloadable only – (not available at the museum)

Children’s author Jacqueline Wilson has designed her very own trail you can use to explore the museum with. It is available in shops through the Official Jacqueline Wilson Mag edition from 24 January 2012, but is also downloadable here.

Download: Jacqueline Wilson's Museum Trail (PDF file, 13.4 MB)

Feature courtesy of The Official Jacqueline Wilson Magazine

* Please note the Great Bed of Ware which is featured in the Tudor and Jacqueline Wilson trails will no longer be on display at the museum from 5 March 2012, it will be on loan to the Ware Museum until May 2013. It is still possible to use these trails with information about the bed in it's previous location.